Kitchen cabinet



Oct 25, 1932. v c ow 1,884,412

KITCHEN CABINET Filed June 3, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Gift. 25,1932. I p V R W 1,884,412

KITCHEN CABINET Fild JUHQ 3, 1931 4 ShEGiS-Shet 2 if A? A? Oct. 25,1932. F v c ow 1,884,412

KITCHEN CABINET invenrlor Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED KITCHEN CABINETApplication filed June 3, 1931. Serial No. 541,8'59;

The present invention relates to a cabinet construction and has for itsprime object to provide a table incorporated in the cabinet constructionin such a manner that itmay be folded to form one of the walls of thecabinet or may be extended into a position in extension of the cabinetwhen desired to be used.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provisionof a cabinet of this nature which is exceedingly simple in itsconstruction, easy to manipulate, thoroughly efiicient and reliable inuse, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features ofconstruction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet embodying the features ofmy invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section therethrough takensubstantially on the'line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the table in extendedposition.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line41 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 55 ofFigure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 66 ofFigure 1.

Figure 7 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 77 ofFigure 3, and

Figure 8 is an inside view of the table structure.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that numerals 5denote end walls, numeral 6 a top and numeral 8 a front wall. The frontwall 8 extends from the top 6 and terminates a short distance downwardlytherefrom. This front wall 8 has an opening through which is slidable adrawer 9 on inturned flanges 10 at the bottom ends of plates 11 whichdepend from the top 6 inwardly at the side walls 5.

A combination front wall section and table 5? comprises a leaf sectionl6hinged as at 23 to the fixed front wall section 8. A plate 12 isconnected with the section 16 in alinement with said section through themedium of a pair of fixed cleats 19 secured at one end to the under orinner side of the leaf section 16 in any suitable manner and at saidends the cleats 19 are connected by a cross bar 21. A pair of cleats 20are suitably secured to the inner or under side of the plate 12 andadjacent the free end of the plate 12, the cleats 20 are connected by across bar 22. Cleats 19 are provided with grooves and cleats 20 areprovided with tongues engaging the grooves of the cleats 19 whereby aslidable connection is provided between plates 12 and 16 so that whenthe plate 12 and leaf 16 are in horizontal position, plate 12 may beslid outwardly therefrom thus providing as it were an extensible tabletop and between the leaf section 16 and plate 12 thereof there may bearranged one or more auxiliary leaves (not shown) to be supported inposition by the cleats 19, 20 in a manner similar to extension table nowin use and well liIlOWIl in the art.

A pair of legs 17 are hinged as at 18 to the plate 12 adjacent the loweror outer edge thereof and adapted to be folded against the inside of theplate 12 and leaf 16 as suggested in Figure 8 when plate 12 and leaf 16are in vertical alinement with one another and with the front wallsection 8, or in other words in the position suggested in Figures 1 and2.

Manifestly when the combined front wall and table top is to be used as atable the section or leaf 16 together with plate 12 are swun outwardlyto the position shown in Figure 8 and the legs 17 also swung to asupporting position.

With the parts in the position shown in ore-nos L Figure 3 a relativelysmall table extension for the cabinet is provided and this tableextension may be increased by the addition of the usual table leaf inthe manner hereinbefore suggested.

The plate 12 is also provided with an opening, and a door 15 for closingthe opening is provided, and is hinged as at 14. Thus pr0 vision is madefor access to the interior of the lower portion of the cabinet when theparts 12 and 16 are in vertical or wall forming position.

An auxiliary cabinet 25 may be mounted on the top 6 to rise therefrom.Inside the 5 lower cabinet there may be provided a shelf 26 terminatinga distance from the front ed of the walls 5.

t is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages ofthis invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this artwithout a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail 15 merely for the purposes of exemplification sincein actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention. 25 Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new is:

A combined cabinet and table comprising in combination, a drawer, anextension table, a front wall section having an opening through whichsaid drawer is slidable and said extension table including a sectionhinged to the front wall section, cleats secured at one end to saidhinged section, a sliding as section, cleats secured to the slidingsection and having sliding engagement with the first named cleats,hinged legs connected with said sliding section, and a door arranged insaid sliding section to afiord access to the cabi- 40 net beneath saiddrawer.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANK VIRCHOW.

